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, 1h45Directed by Julien Duvivier
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Political films
Actors Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Franco Interlenghi, Saro Urzì, Leda Gloria, Mario Siletti
Rating75%
The story starts in a small [albeit unnamed] town, simply known as "a small world", in the Po lowlands of northern Italy, in the early summer of 1946. The town's Communist party led by Peppone has just won the majority of seats within the city council, an event which they exploit for propagandistic purposes – and with some non-vocal, but church bell-assisted protest by the outraged Don Camillo, the spiritual leader of the town's Christian political party –, when an unexpected event puts an instant stop to this arising conflict: Peppone has just added a new member, a son, to his family, and following a personal and pugilistic appeal by Peppone himself (as well as some admonishment from Christ) to a reluctant Don Camillo, the child is baptized in Camillo's church. Similar conflicts arising in the course of the story are settled between Don Camillo and Peppone in a similarly conflicting, but ultimately unified fashion, such as:
The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
, 1h46Directed by Julien Duvivier
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about religion
Actors Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Paolo Stoppa, Édouard Delmont, Arturo Bragaglia, Leda Gloria
Rating72%
Don Camillo is exiled from Peppone in a small mountain town; however, the communist mayor of Brescello has problems with the crowd. In fact the people of the small town wants back Camillo as parish, and also a flood threatens to destroy the lands of Brescello. So Peppone call back the priest, and he tries to raise the money needed to prevent the damage of the flood that is imminent. However, delays occur and so the flood devastates the small country. Don Camillo is forced to go away again.
Don Camillo's Last Round (1955)
, 1h37Directed by Carmine Gallone
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Historical
Themes Films about religion
Actors Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Leda Gloria, Umberto Spadaro, Memmo Carotenuto, Guido Celano
Rating70%
In the small village of Brescello are continuing skirmishes between the parish priest Don Camillo and the communist mayor Peppone Bottazzi. The latter, after a theft of chickens against Don Camillo, finally decides to get around in big politics, going to stand as honorable in Rome. In fact Peppone is convinced by a female "friend" of his party, but the mayor's wife goes to complain to Don Camillo, who decides to replace the embarrassing situation.
Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961)
, 1h58Directed by Carmine Gallone
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Historical
Themes Films about religion
Actors Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Leda Gloria, Valeria Ciangottini, Marco Tulli, Saro Urzì
Rating69%
In Brescello, Don Camillo and Peppone decide to leave for Rome, after another tremendous fight. Don Camillo become monsignor, while Peppone honorable in the parliament of Deputies at Montecitorio. However the two have a pure and provincial spirit, not suitable to the cruelty of the city, and so they come back soon in their small town in the Po valley. While Don Camillo is planning, a betrayal, a wedding in a Catholic ceremony for the son of Peppone, the mayor tries to deceive the priest with a lucky win on the lottery. Don Camillo then responds with a proposed deal on the sale of a gas station. Since Peppone, being a Communist, can not deal with money, while he had won the lottery, decides to hide the ticket. Don Camillo unmasks him, and the two return to fight, while they are spreading once again to Rome.
Don Camillo in Moscow (1965)
, 1h51Directed by Giulio Paradisi, Luigi Comencini
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Political films
Actors Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Saro Urzì, Gianni Garko, Graziella Granata, Jacques Herlin
Rating69%
After receiving a tractor as a gift from the kolkhoz of an unnamed Soviet village, communist mayor Peppone plans to twin Brescello with the unnamed town. After some failed attempts to block the major's plan, Don Camillo ultimately tricks Peppone into including him (under a false name and with forged papers) among the Italian communist representatives going on the other side of the iron curtain to attend the twinning ceremonies. Only Peppone and the other comrades from Brescello will know the priest's real identity. During the Russian stay they will face a series of situations that will show them both the political contradictions of Soviet Russia and the normal life of its common people.